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Acupuncture Increase IVF success

The failure in IVF is still frequently occur. IVF method is usually done in couples experiencing infertility . But that fertilization occurs outside of the uterus , then put in the womb, the failure rate is very high. However, studies in Germany indicate , by inserting acupuncture in IVF , the chances of pregnancy increases.According to a study published in the Journal of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. As HealthScoutNews cited research by the Christian Lauritzen Institute in Ulm, Germany , involving 160 women aged about 32 years , which is fertilized outside the womb and had undergone two previous IVF cycles .The 160 women were divided into two groups. A total of 80 women received acupuncture treatment , while the rest is a control group. In the first group received acupuncture treatment for 25 minutes before and after embryo partly transferred into the body of the meridian of the stomach, colon , and ear. According to investigators, at this point acupuncture can increase blood flow and energy of the uterus. In addition , acupuncture also has a calming and stabilizing the endocrine system .The result , in the acupuncture group , 34 of 80 respondents ( 42.5 percent ) were able to get pregnant. As for the group that just fertilization outside of the uterus alone, the pregnancy rate only 21 of 80 respondents , representing approximately 26.3 per cent .Can not be known exactly why acupuncture can promote pregnancy rates in women undergoing IVF program . However, the researchers speculate that Wolfgang Paul E is the acupuncture points which can decrease uterine contractions , and it is common at the time of transfer of the embryo in the uterus that may inhibit implantation . " With acupuncture , we try to reduce contraction. Intention to improve implementation ," says Paul .However, Ingrid Rodi , fertility expert and gynecologist at Santa Monica -UCLA Medical Center, "The results of the study could be just a coincidence . " Why , ten years later , many Rodi patients who also use acupuncture for the treatment of infertility. Although acupuncture can improve the energy balance in order to make the body more receptive to implantation of embryo in the uterus, it is believed that acupuncture can not solve the problem of chromosomal abnormalities that are the source of the greatest failures in the process of pregnancy.